A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

Contact us at AustraliaTalksPodcast@proton.me

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:08:11 - Croc Watch

00:10:02 - Gina Rinehart urges the government to "drill, baby, drill" and offers suggestions to improve defence and the economy

00:52:19 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Queenscliff, Victoria

01:12:24 - Falling iron ore prices related to China's property crisis could put a $3billion hole in the federal budget

01:31:12 - This week in Australian history 23-29 Aug

01:37:48 - XXXX bottle top quiz

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit

Sources:

Crocodile numbers on the rise along the Pilbara coast

Plummeting iron ore prices on back of China's property crisis could wipe $3b from federal budget

Treasurer Jim Chalmers warns falling iron ore prices could impact Australian economy

Trading Economics - Iron ore

Australia’s top 25 exports, goods and services 2023

Gina Rinehart urges government to ‘drill, baby, drill’ and build Israeli-style ‘iron dome’ in northern Australia

Bush Summit 2024 | Dr. Gina Rinehart AO – Townsville speech

The Museum of Lost Things - The Legend of the Queenscliff Treasure

The Great Lost Treasure

Aussie Town Facebook page on Queenscliff

Aussie Towns - Queenscliff

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